Disclaimer: I don't own anything as you all have heard so many times from others.

I've decided to answer a few questions that i've seen in the reviews and a few thing's i've noticed.

Galexia the Chao: Q: How has no one seen the similarities between Swift and Sable to Sonic and Shadow?

A:Most of the group are still in shock. Some don't want to be too closely attached to the Chao because they'd feel even worse pain if they were taken away again.

Also from Galexia the Chao: Q: I think Maria and Helen are related somehow...

A:I was originally not going to make it like that. It's a strange thought, but i don't think their is a logical situation where i can put that in. For now, Helen and Maria are just VERY similar...

NOTE: Helen has never actually met Shadow in person, she only saw him a few times on telavision. For the Sonic/Swift thing. Cheese can kinda tell that Swift/Sonic is similar, but since Cream can't understand Swift/Sonic she can't be sure. Sonic (hedgehog form) never actually interacted with Cheese, so he doesn't see the resemblence.

On with the story!

Weeks passed, Sable had tried the 'holding things and running' technique and it actually worked. Logs, sticks, rocks, anything around the lake had been picked up and tossed aside by a strong running Chao. Sable had grown faster and stronger, by far faster than any first generation Chao could have been.

Well, in any way faster than the other Chao he knew.

Tails had been sending reports of Swift's sudden increase of speed; it annoyed the crap out of Sable so he pushed himself harder, trying to learn in the areas of fighting and speed. So far, he was improving quickly.

Sable however, was learning from any source he could find.

Which brought him to the moment.

Helen wheeled around the corner, jumping slightly as he spotted Sable with his face practically pressed against the TV screen displaying a Hollywood fight scene. Helen quickly picked up the remote and flipped off the TV, saving her Chao from a visual of very bad violence.

"Hey!" Sable cried in annoyance, turning around with anger in his eye.

"You need to stop watching fights, they're bad for you." She scolded, turning towards the attached kitchen. Sable hastily walked over to see her take out some fruit for him and leftover Pizza for her.

"I don't see why you need to get stronger; you already are a crazy runner." She sent a kidding smile and Sable almost flinched. 'I've seen that smile before…..somewhere….' He blinked and grabbed a few small grapes, eating them in silence.

"I have a feeling that when you evolve, you're going to be running all over, that or punching a few bricks." She giggled, Sable, finally put down a small pear slice and looked at her.

"You don't get it." He stated firmly, Helen blinked, slightly taken aback by his to-the-point attitude.

"I need to get stronger. No matter what you do, there will always be someone out there to push you down again and again, the only way to beat them, is to get stronger." He growled, saying nothing more but returning to his lunch.

Helen had her eyes closed, she had felt this also, when she had her wheelchair and so many people had made fun of her because of that….part of the reason she wanted a Chao was to have a companion that understood her….and Sable did even more than that.

"Then I'll show you the karate classes." She finished.

Sable's head snapped up so fast Helen swore it was a blur. His eyes were wide and his emotion sphere said nothing, he was completely stunned.

"You don't think I'd just let you run off now." She giggled, carefully scooping up her little friend like how she had done so many times before. Sable easily adjusted so he could still swivel around to look, but wouldn't fall off, it wouldn't matter anyways since he could run just as fast.

The sunshine warmed Sable's sky blue body and he enjoyed the feeling, but he still searched around with his black eyes, looking at all Humans, Mobians, and Chao as they passed by. Sable blinked at two way to happy female Chao, one gave him a quick wink and he glared. They both giggled as they passed.

Helen took a left and turned into a slightly Japanese like building, however the teachers weren't Japanese in the least.

A tiger Mobian was teaching younger Mobian animals in a slow motion way, on the other side a Human with black hair was dueling against another, apparently just for fun.

Sable watched the tiger's movements, the way he showed how to send a powerful kick. Sable was absorbing it all, easily registering it and finding the weakness.

His left ankle.

"Pretty cool huh?" Helen asked, watching as the Tiger flipped and asked the smaller ones to try. Sable narrowed his eyes, thinking of how to take him down.

"He is weak on his left ankle, if he used his tail more he could counteract for it, but it would give away his weakness…" Sable mused, now watching the other two humans battling. Helen was slightly shocked at how her Chao was able to notice that, but smiled slightly.

"It sounds to me like you don't need to watch those shows."

She was smug, that was what made Sable growl, but when he actually registered what she said, he spun around, almost falling off the little ledge he was standing on.

"What!" He cried, emotion sphere turning into an exclamation mark. Helen picked up her Chao quickly and set him in her lap, already leaving.

"It seems to me like you already know how to fight…"

Sable gasped and his eyes went blank…

"Grandfather? Why does he need to fight?" A girl with long golden hair asked from her spot in a chair. An older man sighed and turned with a small smile on his face.

"He needs to know how to defend himself or protect the ones around him."

The girl frowned, looking over at a glass wall that viewed a planet far below.

"You mean me…"

"…Yes, we need him to be able to help others Maria….

Sable gasped as the name drifted through his mind. Maria…. Helen noticed this and snapped her fingers in front of his eyes.

"You okay Sable? You kinda' zoned out there…" She mused, Sable glared and sat back down on her lap, looking straight ahead as she drove into a little Chao store, Helen had mentioned numerous times that she needed a few more fruits for him.

"You can go off; I'll find you in a little bit." After all, who wouldn't see a Chao wearing running shoes?

Sable turned and silently darted off, not even noticing when he moved towards the clothing isle. He turned, and his eyes widened. He…Wanted….That….

Helen was at the checkout counter, buying a few cans of Chao growth for when they had no food for the time, she looked down at a slight tug to her skirt; she lifted up Sable and blinked at the two accessories in his little hands. She took them and giggled.

"I thought only girls like jewelry." She teased, Sable's eyes narrowed darkly in response. Helen smiled and easily put the two gold bracelets up on the counter; the check-out person took them and gave them back to Sable, who eagerly slipped them onto his wrist with ease. Helen frowned at the strange comfort Sable barley showed.

"Have you worn bracelets before?" She was keen on the answer, but frowned once again as Sable stiffened up.

"I….I'm not sure…."